Town Hall · Grafton

Grafton, NH town hall & government

Grafton spent $2.5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,866 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Grafton's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Grafton's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,866
typical New Hampshire towns: $1,243
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$505,00020%
Administration & buildings
$308,00012%
Police
$182,0007%
Sewer & trash
$162,0006%
Health & welfare
$69,0003%
Fire
$26,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$15,0001%
Parks & libraries
$12,000<1%
Interest on debt
$8,000<1%
Other
$1.2 million48%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 73%
  • From the state 26%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other <1%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Grafton collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Grafton didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Grafton

Full-time staff
5
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,300
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Police
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
0 full-time3 part
Administration & buildings
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mascoma Valley Regional School District

Grafton's K–12 school district, shared with Canaan, Dorchester, Enfield and Orange. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,731
New Hampshire: $23,296
Students
1,082
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$27.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from New Hampshire districts overall: 64% local, 28% state, 8% federal

  • Local 69%
  • State 27%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $25,731 per pupil, $15,365 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Grafton pay

Typical tax bill
$5,239
a year · New Hampshire typical $6,667
Effective rate
1.96%
of home value · New Hampshire 1.66%
Typical home value
$267,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Grafton's government

🏛️ Official websitetownofgrafton.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Grafton →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Grafton

Grafton is represented in Congress by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Margaret Wood Hassan and Representative Maggie Goodlander. Kelly Ayotte is governor.

All of Grafton's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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